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    Am a MacMillan an' am afraid if yer a "Broon" yer mine! as ye are a sept o' the MacMillan's,
    so if ye dinnae like the Broon tartan we hae some bonnie tartans that yer entitled tae wear.
    A didnae ken there wis a Broon tartan must be fairly modern?

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    Quote Originally Posted by McG View Post
    Am a MacMillan an' am afraid if yer a "Broon" yer mine! as ye are a sept o' the MacMillan's,
    so if ye dinnae like the Broon tartan we hae some bonnie tartans that yer entitled tae wear.
    A didnae ken there wis a Broon tartan must be fairly modern?
    Scottish Tartan Authority says before 1905. Scottish Tartan World register says between 1840 and 1850. Both agree that it is from the Scott Adie catalogue.

    That said, a family either belongs to, or was a sept of, one clan or it wasn't. There were no "multiple memberships."
    Last edited by gilmore; 7th November 07 at 06:20 PM.

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    The Brown tartan was authorized by Queen Victoria. It was designed for her friend Major John Brown.

    The names Brown, Black and White were adopted as an alias by some Lamonts, I am not sure which clan my Brown ancestors belong to so I would have to wear the Brown tartan to honor that family.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cawdorian View Post
    The Brown tartan was authorized by Queen Victoria. It was designed for her friend Major John Brown.
    I have heard this as well, but have never been able to find any citation for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McG View Post
    Am a MacMillan an' am afraid if yer a "Broon" yer mine! as ye are a sept o' the MacMillan's,
    so if ye dinnae like the Broon tartan we hae some bonnie tartans that yer entitled tae wear.
    A didnae ken there wis a Broon tartan must be fairly modern?
    MacMillan it is then!

    I'm the one with what looks like a red hackle in his balmoral. (It was a "veteran's poppy")


    A better picture.


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